Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) versus WillScot (NASDAQ:WSC) Financial Contrast

WillScot (NASDAQ:WSC) and Cadeler A/S (NYSE:CDLR) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for WillScot and Cadeler A/S, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WillScot	1	7	3	0	2.18
Cadeler A/S	0	3	0	0	2.00

WillScot currently has a consensus target price of $26.50, indicating a potential upside of 42.02%. Given WillScot’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe WillScot is more favorable than Cadeler A/S.

Volatility and Risk

WillScot has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadeler A/S has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares WillScot and Cadeler A/S”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
WillScot	$2.28 billion	1.48	-$52.99 million	($0.38)	-49.11
Cadeler A/S	$701.71 million	3.56	$317.00 million	$2.51	10.31

Cadeler A/S has lower revenue, but higher earnings than WillScot. WillScot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cadeler A/S, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares WillScot and Cadeler A/S’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WillScot	-3.00%	21.62%	3.39%
Cadeler A/S	27.45%	12.58%	5.95%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

95.8% of WillScot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of Cadeler A/S shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of WillScot shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

WillScot beats Cadeler A/S on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About WillScot

WillScot Holdings Corporation provides workspace and portable storage solutions in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It operates in two segments, Modular Solutions and Storage Solutions. Its modular solutions include panelized and stackable offices, single-wide modular space units, section modulars and redi-plex, classrooms, ground level offices, blast-resistant modules, clearspan structures, and other modular space; and portable storage solutions, such as portable and cold storage containers, as well as trailers. The company leases modular space and portable storage units to customers in the construction, commercial and industrial, retail and wholesale trade, energy and natural resources, education, government and institutions, and healthcare markets. The company offers its solutions primarily under the WillScot and Mobile Mini brand names. The company was formerly known as WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. and changed its name to WillScot Holdings Corporation in July 2024. WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.

About Cadeler A/S

Cadeler A/S operates as an offshore wind farm transportation and installation contractor in Denmark. It also provides wind farm construction, maintenance, decommissioning, and other tasks within the offshore industry, as well as marine and engineering services. The company owns and operates four offshore jack-up windfarm installation vessels. Cadeler A/S was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.